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the first to get his wind, and begin to crop the grass at the 
side of the pond where the deer was at bay. This pony was 
out of a West-country pony by an Arab." 
On the other hand, I have seen some very common stock from 
Arabs, or so-called Arabs, from country ponies, with no action at 
all ; and as I am supposing to breed for profit, I thinkfthat, good 
as the foundation of an Arab sire would be, for the second batch 
of mares the risk would be too great, and the return too long 
in coming. Besides, the expense of a really good sire would 
put it out of the question, as it must be counted by thousands 
rather than hundreds, though I must admit that at the last Show 
held in the Agricultural Hall at Islington, one was exhibited by 
Mr. A. G. Sharpe, under the name of " Sultan," of very perfect 
symmetry and large bone, which would have been the very horse 
for such a post, and the modest sum of one hundred guineas was 
asked for him. He stood 14 hands 2 in., and was quite white. 
There are two other classes of sires open ; one, the trotting-cob 
or pony, such as Sir George, who has been such a great prize- 
winner at all the principal shows, and there is little doubt that 
such a horse as this would get harness ^action on most of his 
stock and improve their size ; the same may be said of a small 
compact thoroughbred horse, of which plenty can be found by 
the man who has his eyes open, that from their size and shape 
never have the remotest chance of winning a race. They are 
more difficult to find now than they were formerly, I admit, but 
still they can be met with, and the outlay need not be very large. 
That they cannot race is no matter, in fact hack action, which 
would disqualify them in the trainer's eyes, would here be a 
desideratum, but the horse selected should have legs and feet 
above suspicion, and his temper should be docile. Myself, I 
should feel inclined, provided there was a sufficiency of mares, 
to keep both classes of sire, and use them according to judgment, 
as no doubt the horse resembling Sir George would get some- 
thing good for harness work. Neither do I forget that one of 
the best weight-carrying prize-winners that has been out. Colonel 
Barlow's Beckford, was only two crosses from an Exmoor pony, 
he being by Hunting Horn, dam by Old Port out of an Exmoor 
mare. So with a blood sire there is always the chance of a big 
prize in the second generation. Both of them would be the 
better for earning their keep, and if the owner is not too heavy 
there is no reason why a compact strong little blood sire should 
not carry him as a hunter in a wild hilly country, or the trotter 
take his turn in harness, with proper care and management ; and 
not only the horses themselves, but their stock would be healthier 
and better for the work. They should also earn their keep in 
another way amongst the neighbours' mares in the season. In 
